Drevenik, North Macedonia Explained
| Drevenik |
| Native Name: | Древеник |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pelagonia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bitola |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 3 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 41.2°N 39°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Website: | . |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | BT |
Drevenik (Macedonian: Древеник;) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kukurečani.
Demographics
Drevenik is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The majority of the inhabitants attested bore typical Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gjin, Gjon, Lazor, Dedë etc.[1]
Drevenik has traditionally and exclusively been populated by Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians.[2] [3]
As of the 2021 census, Drevenik had 3 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 3
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 26 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
Notes and References
- Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV . 2022 . ITSH. 14,24. Në Vilajetin e Manastirit në shek. XV pothuajse nuk ka vendbanim ku nuk ndeshim persona që mbajnë emra të paraislamikë/ të krishterë dhe parakristianë të proveniencës shqiptare, kurse në disa vendbanime madje ata na dalin me shumicë shqiptare (si në fshatrat Gradeshnica, Crni Vrh, Pançar, Ostrec, Plashe/Zaplanina, Drevenik, Dragne, etj... DREVENIK Kosta Arbanash; Gin, i biri i Martin-it; Gin, i biri i Ishkor-it; Dimitri, i biri i Gin-it; Gon, i biri i Andreja-s;Gon, i biri i Niko-s; Andreja Pavel; Gerg, i biri i ...?; Gerg, i biri i Arbanash-it; Gerg, i biri i Andreja-s; Ilija, i biri i Gerg-it; Marko, i biri i Progon-it; Bogdan, i biri i Progon-it; Dapko, i biri i Progon-it; Nikolla, i biri i Shkodra-s; Dimitri Kovaç; Leko, i biri i Todor-it; Minkul, i biri i Todor-it; Cvetko Martin..
- Book: Indogermanische Gesellschaft. Indogermanisches Jahrbuch, Vol. 13. 1929. Karl J. Trübner. 183. "Monastir (Bitol) auch für das Studium des Alb. geeignet: Ostrec (11 km von Monastir), Zlokućani haben geg., Dihovo, Bratindol, Magarevo, Ramna, Kažani, Dolenci, Lera, Crnovec, Drevenik, Murgašovo tosk. Bevölkerung. Die tosk."
- Book: Godišen zbornik. Volumes 17-18. 1969. Univerzitet vo Skopje. Geografski institut. 171. "Чисто албански села сега се: Арматуш, Кишава, Острец, Злокуќани, Снегово, Старо Змирново, Саждево, Јакреново, Борино, Норово, Древеник. При ослободувањето од турското владеење во 1912 г. оваа област имала повеќе чисто албански села."
- https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 128.
